I worry that, especially as the Millennium edges nearer, pseudo-science and superstition will seem year by year more tempting, the siren song of unreason more sonorous and attractive.

Quote by Dr Carl Sagan

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Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it...

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it...

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist...

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist...

The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean. From it we...

The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean. From it we...

The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.

The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.

I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is...

I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is...

A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by...

A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by...

Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum...

Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum...

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument;...

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument;...

True human progress, that which can be linked to evolution, and which prolongs it, can...

True human progress, that which can be linked to evolution, and which prolongs it, can...

A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by...

A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by...

When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he...

When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he...

You have to know the past to understand the present.

You have to know the past to understand the present.

We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.

We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.

I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition,...

I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition,...

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument;...

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument;...

I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the...

I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the...

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as...

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as...

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it...

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it...

Certain periods in history suddenly lift humanity to an observation point where a clear light...

Certain periods in history suddenly lift humanity to an observation point where a clear light...

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.